Improvement in hedge and tree-trimmer



C. E. HEALY. Pruning Implement. No. 100,145. Patented Feb. 22,1870.

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CALEB EpHEALYQOF NEW LONDON, 01110.

Letters Patent No. 100,145, dated February 22, 187 0.

IMPROVEMENT HEDGE AND TREE-TRIMMER,

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame I, CALEB E. HEALY, of New London, in the county of Huron, and Stateof Ohio, have invented certain Improvements in Hedge and Tree-Trimmers,of which the following is a specification.

'Phe nature of this invention relates to a machine or instrument fortrimming trees and large shrubbery, and is so constructed that it willcut with ease quite large twigs, boughs, or branches, the knife-blamebeing like that of a knife in a persons hand when whittling.

In the accompanying drawing 7 Figure 1 is a side view of the machine,the dot-ted lines representing it open.

A represents a blade of iron or steel having a curved point at its upperend. The inside curve may be sharpened to a cutting-edge, or not, as maybe de-- sired. The other end of the blade is inserted in and secured toa handle,'B, which may be of any desired length.

Attached to the blake A, by bolts or other suitable means, are doublearms 0 cl, connected at e by a bolt. A curved lever, j, plays on thebolt at e, and has secured to it a handle, H, the handles B and H beingparallel to each other when the knives are closed. A knife, g, is placedbetween the arms 0 and d.

-in proper relation to the blade A.

The blade g has its upper end curved similar to that of A, with itsoutside curve sharpened. Its lower end i is also curved, and'slides in alug, 1', attached to the blade A. I

The curved lever f is pivoted at its upper end to the knife g; thus whenthe handles B and H are operated, theknif'e g is carried in a curvedline back anl forth in conjunction with the blade A.

The various parts of this instrument may be made of malleable iron,except the blade g, which should be made of Steel. By this mode ofconstruction a very powerful and convenient instrument is made, capableof cutting large twigs or branches from trees, and, by having thehandles long, may be operated high up in a tree out of the reach of theordinary method.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Pat eat, is-- The blade A,blade arms 0 (I, and lever f, with the handles B and H, constructed,combined, and arranged to operate as and for the purpose'si-t foith.

Witnesses: CALEB E. HEALY.

Geo. W. Trnnrrrs, GEO. Husrnn.

